Ep 331 - Contest Prep and Weight Cutting Across Sports

Iron Culture

The MASS Crew

Sports & Recreation, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 827 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Iron Culture, the Erics begin by discussing Helms' prep updates and the standout performances from the recent powerlifting World Champions. The conversation also touches on body composition and attractiveness, highlighting the misconceptions in the fitness industry regarding ideal body fat levels. After that they take a deep dive into the strategies of cutting weight in various sports, comparing the approaches of powerlifting, bodybuilding, and combat sports. Finally, they explore the differences in weight cutting techniques across different sports, emphasizing the importance of planning and strategy for optimal performance.

Time stamps:
00:00 Helms Prep Update and World Powerlifting Highlights
15:07 Body Composition, Attractiveness, Evolution, and the Fitness Industry
31:16 Trexler's Take On Comparing Weight Cuts in Different Sports (Powerlifting, Bodybuilding, Combat Sports)
40:32 Helms' Take On Comparing Weight Cuts in Different Sports (Powerlifting, Bodybuilding, Combat Sports)
57:11 Electrolyte Management and Hydration Techniques
1:03:05 Final Thoughts on Weight Management and Performance

Transcript

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0:00.0	All right. Hey, everybody. It is 7 p.m. That means it's time for Iron Culture Live, presented by Mass. I am Eric Trexler. I'm here with Eric Helms.
0:13.2	Producers note, before we were going live, he was running his mouth. I had to give him the hand gesture of just shut the hell up helms but we are here and now you are
0:22.6	officially encouraged to talk helms so how are you doing and how's your prep going uh i'm doing
0:29.4	admonished um i am as you know a very insecure person so when you shook your hand at me i took
0:35.9	that as you're a bad person and we're no longer
0:38.0	friends. So, I was doing fine until the last five seconds. But I will make it back. And that's why I need
0:47.4	the support of all you folks in the live chat. How's my prep going? I'd say it's going well.
0:53.3	I just got a response back from Alberto Nunez and Brian Minor who commented on my recent
1:01.1	progress.
1:02.7	And we think we're on track.
1:04.1	The goal is to get down to high 83s, low 84s as far as as kilo body mass, by the end of June, which I'm ahead of schedule
1:17.4	right now.
1:18.9	Here's the way you do it, Trax.
1:20.3	You know this.
1:21.0	When you've been in the game a long time, you target your old stage weight when you're a drug-free
1:24.9	bodybuilder, regardless of the potential success that you
1:28.2	may or may not have had in the offseason. And then you get pleasantly surprised or not. Yeah,
1:34.8	I think I'm going to be pleasantly surprised. The lowest way in I saw in 2023 on the scale was it
1:39.9	depleted, maybe didn't drink as much water, 78.5 at the lowest part of prep.
1:46.7	I am going to predict, I don't think we're going to see under 80 this time, even in my lowest low
1:50.8	way in. So, yeah, another three pounds at least of muscle. That's, that's pretty awesome,
1:57.4	or lean body mass, I should say. You could always do the old Trexler special and over diet.
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